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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 21, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying the P-51 and P-47, an uncle's passing, being grounded, playing Bridge, and letters.
Date: April 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 21, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, mailed courtesy of Mrs. C. C. Willis, discussing her last flight as a WASP and the end of the program, packages, Christmas, and changing her name back to Yerkes from Colby with the Civil Service.
Date: December 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 21, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing orders to ferry a plane from Colorado Springs, getting a train there, and recent correspondence. Written on Braniff Airways stationary.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 21, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for flying orders and difficulty getting a plane to fly, her uniform and needing clothing items from the recipient, attending a pass-in-review, her friend Bobby and missing a chance to meet with someone, and the P-51. Typed on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson MS) stationary.
Date: May 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 21, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother. The postcard is from the Medici Society's Herb Garden Series and features a drawing of woad and hyssop with a blurb about their qualities.
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 22, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling. The postcard features an image of a Douglas DC-3.
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History